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An equilateral triangle, pointing left, with vertices at the three roots of -1.

The three solutions $x+i y$ of $z^3=-1$ form an equilateral triangle}

Clare (like gare) is a Chalkdust editor. In her spare time, she’s an assistant professor at Durham University. She likes Skittles, probability, and making the magazine look more like Cosmo.

In conversation with Christopher Lillicrap
Adam Townsend and Clare Wallace talk to the children’s programme creator about writing for younger generations
Chalkdust dissertation prize 2025
Calling all final-year students! This is your opportunity to get your work published as a Chalkdust article.
Chalkdust dissertation prize
Calling all final-year students!
The big argument: What’s the best way to end a proof?
QED or $\square$?
Page 3 model: The potato Earth
How Kelvin estimated the age of the Earth by thinking about a baked potato
Maths and music, together in harmony
Uniting the teaching of mathematics and music can benefit pupils greatly in both areas.